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Who Is Listening To Local Communities? Connections Between Chicago Region Community-Based Organizations And Regional, State, And National Policy Initiatives, Center For Urban Research And Learning, Philip Nyden, Nathan Benefield, Maureen Hellwig Dec 2005

Who Is Listening To Local Communities? Connections Between Chicago Region Community-Based Organizations And Regional, State, And National Policy Initiatives, Center For Urban Research And Learning, Philip Nyden, Nathan Benefield, Maureen Hellwig

Center for Urban Research and Learning: Publications and Other Works

As the Chicago metropolitan area continues to grow, a number of plans have been authored by a variety of regional civic organizations. “Regional equity” and “smart growth” have been suggested as organizing principles in some, while economic growth and public revenues have been the focus of others. However, the ongoing role of local community voices in past, present, and future plans is a critical matter. The extent to which future direction of our city and suburbs is informed by local needs partially hinges on the integration of local communities in regional policy debates on both comprehensive plans and specific policy …

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On Living An Intercultural Life: Reflections Of A Suburban U.S. Soccer Mom 15 Years After Hngr, Laura Hartley Dec 2005

On Living An Intercultural Life: Reflections Of A Suburban U.S. Soccer Mom 15 Years After Hngr, Laura Hartley

Faculty Publications - Department of Sociology

Reflections on the course of the author's life subsequent to graduating from the Human Need and Global Resources program at Wheaton College.

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Transvergence In Art History, Ami Davis Dec 2005

Transvergence In Art History, Ami Davis

SWITCH

SWITCH Issue 20 explores the theme of “Transvergence” in preparation for the ISEA2006 Symposium, hosted in San Jose as part of the ZeroOne Festival. This issue brings together ideas from artists, scientists, educators, and others to examine hybrid cultural experiences that transcend disciplines.

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An Interview With Nikki Stott Of The Biojewellery Project, Nora Raggio Dec 2005

An Interview With Nikki Stott Of The Biojewellery Project, Nora Raggio

SWITCH

This article explores the concept of transvergence in art history, which is described as an approach that challenges the boundaries between art and science. Unlike interdisciplinary art, which involves collaboration while preserving the distinctions between fields, transdisciplinary art removes the distinction.

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Texas & Transvergence, James Morgan, Michael Weisart, Ethan Miller Dec 2005

Texas & Transvergence, James Morgan, Michael Weisart, Ethan Miller

SWITCH

This article documents the SWITCH team’s attendance at the 2005 South by Southwest Interactive Festival. The team examined how shared language, skills, and ideas overlap within a large conference.

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On Being Trans, And Under The Radar: Tales From The Actlab, Allucquére Rosanne Stone Dec 2005

On Being Trans, And Under The Radar: Tales From The Actlab, Allucquére Rosanne Stone

SWITCH

In this article, the author reflects on being trans and on the ACTLab, a creative teaching space. The author describes how language, identity, and new media practices evolve, and how the ACTLab embraces that fluidity by encouraging students to make work that defies categories and lives “under the radar.”

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A Chat With Steve Dietz And Joel Slayton, Rachel Beth Egenhoefer Dec 2005

A Chat With Steve Dietz And Joel Slayton, Rachel Beth Egenhoefer

SWITCH

This chat between ISEA Festival/Symposium Director Steve Dietz, ISEA’s Academic Symposium Chair Joel Slayton, and CADRE Professor Rachel Beth Egenhoefer explores the idea of “transvergence,” a creative space where art, technology, and research come together to create new forms of collaboration.

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How High Do Cartels Raise Prices? Implications For Optimal Cartel Fines, John M. Connor, Robert H. Lande Dec 2005

How High Do Cartels Raise Prices? Implications For Optimal Cartel Fines, John M. Connor, Robert H. Lande

All Faculty Scholarship

This Article examines whether the current penalties in the United States Sentencing Guidelines are set at the appropriate levels to deter cartels optimally The authors analyze two data sets to determine how high on average cartels raise prices. The first consists of every published scholarly economic study of the effects of cartels on prices in individual cases. The second consists of every final verdict in a US. antitrust case in which a neutral finder of fact reported collusive overcharges. They report average overcharges of 49% and 31% for the two data sets, and median overcharges of 25% and 22%. They …

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J Am Coll Dent 2005 72 4 Dec 2005

J Am Coll Dent 2005 72 4

Journal of the American College of Dentists

The Journal of the American College of Dentists (JACD) publishes scholarly articles, editorials, essays, and reflections addressing the ethical, professional, and social dimensions of dentistry. The Journal serves as a forum for advancing ethics, professionalism, leadership, and excellence within the dental community. By fostering dialogue across disciplines and perspectives, JACD provides readers with insights that encourage ethical, professional practice, lifelong learning, and service to the public, reinforcing dentistry’s commitment to advancing oral healthcare and the common good.

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Examining The Relationship Between Employer Knowledge Dimensions And Organizational Attractiveness: An Application In A Military Context, Filip Lievens, Greet Van Hoye, Bert Schreurs Dec 2005

Examining The Relationship Between Employer Knowledge Dimensions And Organizational Attractiveness: An Application In A Military Context, Filip Lievens, Greet Van Hoye, Bert Schreurs

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

This study uses Cable and Turban's (2001) employer knowledge framework as a conceptual model to formulate hypotheses about a broad range of possible factors affecting the attractiveness of an organization (i.e. armed forces) among potential applicants (576 high-school seniors). Results show that gender, familiarity with military organizations, perceptions of job and organizational attributes (task diversity and social/team activities), and trait inferences (excitement, prestige, and cheerfulness) explained potential applicants' attraction to military organizations. Relative importance analyses showed that trait inferences contributed most to the variance, followed by job and organizational attributes, and employer familiarity. Finally, we found some evidence of interactions …

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Agro-Pastoralists’ Wrath For The Prosopis Tree: The Case Of The Il Chamus Of Baringo District, Kenya, D. Layne Coppock, Abdillahi A. Aboud, Phillip K. Kisoyan Dec 2005

Agro-Pastoralists’ Wrath For The Prosopis Tree: The Case Of The Il Chamus Of Baringo District, Kenya, D. Layne Coppock, Abdillahi A. Aboud, Phillip K. Kisoyan

Environment and Society Faculty Publications

Indigenous to Peru, Chile, and Argentina, the woody plant called Prosopis juliflora (also known by the American common name of “Honey Mesquite”) has spread world-wide in recent decades, including rangelands throughout Latin America, North America, south and central Asia, Australia, and sub-Saharan Africa. A species known for rapid establishment, high adaptability, and fast rates of growth, its dispersal has primarily been a consequence of intentional introduction by well- meaning “technical experts” who wanted to provide a new source of fodder, fuel wood, or a means to combat desertification in arid and semi-arid lands. One problem, however, is that unless Prosopis …

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Linking Pastoralists And Exporters In A Livestock Marketing Chain: Recent Experiences From Ethiopia, D. Layne Coppock, Solomon Desta, Getachew Gebru, Seyoum Tezera Dec 2005

Linking Pastoralists And Exporters In A Livestock Marketing Chain: Recent Experiences From Ethiopia, D. Layne Coppock, Solomon Desta, Getachew Gebru, Seyoum Tezera

Environment and Society Faculty Publications

The Boran of southern Ethiopia have been traditionally viewed as unwilling or unable to engage in large scale, commercialized livestock trade. Here we report on the creation of a new livestock marketing chain from the Borana Plateau to export outlets largely serving the Gulf States. Since 2003 various meetings and exchange tours were organized by collaborating agencies and PARIMA to directly link pastoral producers with livestock exporters and policy makers. This occurred against a backdrop of growing export demand for small ruminants, rapid development of private export industry, formation of well-trained pastoral marketing groups (often dominated by women), and provision …

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The Bg News December 1, 2005, Bowling Green State University Dec 2005

The Bg News December 1, 2005, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. December 1, 2005. Volume 96-Issue 67.

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Using An Easy-To-Use And Free Tool In Teaching And Researching Networks And Security Issues, Victor A. Clincy Dec 2005

Using An Easy-To-Use And Free Tool In Teaching And Researching Networks And Security Issues, Victor A. Clincy

Faculty Articles

ITGuru is a powerful simulation environment developed by OpNET Corporation. ITGuru is unique because of its ability to model the entire networking domain, including its routers, switches, protocols, servers, and the individual applications they support. ITGuru improves network researchers' and instructors' ability to identify and solve problems throughout the network. The OpNET Corporation provides a FREE academic copy of their simulation environment to universities for both teaching and research.

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Water Quality Changes Of Underground Mines In Northern West Virginia, Jennifer Demchak Dec 2005

Water Quality Changes Of Underground Mines In Northern West Virginia, Jennifer Demchak

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Acid mine drainage (AMD) is a serious problem from both abandoned surface and underground mines, and about 10,000 km of streams have been impacted by AMD in the northeastern U.S. (Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, and West Virginia). Streams in the region have shown improvement over time and this improvement has been partly attributed to reclamation of mined sites and natural attenuation of AMD impacts. This study was initiated to determine the water quality changes from underground mines over time in northern West Virginia. In order to compare chemistry data across years and seasons with varying flow, relationships between discharge rates and …

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A Web-Based Environment For Automated Dental Identification Research, Satyasrinivas Chekuri Dec 2005

A Web-Based Environment For Automated Dental Identification Research, Satyasrinivas Chekuri

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS), division of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), include in its strategic plan the creation of an Automated Dental Identification System (ADIS), a Post Mortem Dental Identification System.;This project aims at designing an end-to-end web-interface to meet the requirements of ADIS like Identification, Maintenance and Bridge Modules. In Identification Mode the subject record will be uploaded by the user and the match list is obtained as result. Maintenance Mode enables uploading of reference records and to populate the database with preprocessing data. Bridge Module enables researchers from other universities to use the database designed …

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A Proposed Design For The Broadband Microwave Distributed Amplifiers, Ali A. Ali, M. S. Abdulwahaab, Azad Raheem Kareem Dec 2005

A Proposed Design For The Broadband Microwave Distributed Amplifiers, Ali A. Ali, M. S. Abdulwahaab, Azad Raheem Kareem

Iraqi Journal of Computers, Communications, Control and Systems Engineering

In this paper, a new method for the design of the broadband RF/microwave amplifiers employing distributed amplification is presented. It proposes to use stages with asymmetric lumped elements (inductances and capacitances) in the gate and drain circuits of the amplifier instead of symmetric elements in order to control the frequency response and to achieve a flat gain over a large bandwidth. The need for impedance matching problems is also solved. Simulation result obtained demonstrates that the new design gives better frequency response as compared to the conventional distributed amplifiers even without optimization

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Design And Implementation Of A Single Layer Feed Forward Neural Network Using Stand-Alone Architecture Fpgas-Based Platform, Waleed A. Mahmood, Monther H., Mothana H. Dec 2005

Design And Implementation Of A Single Layer Feed Forward Neural Network Using Stand-Alone Architecture Fpgas-Based Platform, Waleed A. Mahmood, Monther H., Mothana H.

Iraqi Journal of Computers, Communications, Control and Systems Engineering

A single layer feed-forward neural network are proposed and implemented using the schematic editor of the Xilinx foundation series 2.1i. First the mathematical model of the data set (weights and inputs) is presented in a matrix multiplication format. Secondly the five design stages are presented and implemented without using the finite state machine, which control the processes of the forward propagation phase, error calculation, and the training algorithm. Finally the design can be optimized to decrease the total execution time and to minimize the cost, which eventually will increase the performance and improve the function density.

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Degree Of Sedentarization Affects Risks And Conflicts For The Waso Boran In Northern Kenya, D. Layne Coppock, Abdullahi D. Jillo, Mark N. Mutinda, Abdilla A. Aboud Dec 2005

Degree Of Sedentarization Affects Risks And Conflicts For The Waso Boran In Northern Kenya, D. Layne Coppock, Abdullahi D. Jillo, Mark N. Mutinda, Abdilla A. Aboud

Environment and Society Faculty Publications

The Waso Borana have lived for over a century in northern Kenya. In the last few decades, however, their ability to maintain their traditions has been severely challenged. Here we report survey results from 540 households in Isiolo District, stratified among three groups differing in terms of lifestyle: sedentary, semi-sedentary, and mobile. In some cases these groups vary with respect to important perceived risks, causes of natural-resource related conflict, and possible solutions to conflict. For example, sedentary respondents often noted concerns over land tenure problems, human diseases, and political incitement. Mobile respondents, in contrast, often noted primary concerns over drought, …

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Social Change - Making The Improbable Possible Through Collaboration: Barriers And Enablers To Ngos Working Together In South Africa To Tackle Hiv/Aids, Jane Cooke-Lauder Dec 2005

Social Change - Making The Improbable Possible Through Collaboration: Barriers And Enablers To Ngos Working Together In South Africa To Tackle Hiv/Aids, Jane Cooke-Lauder

Student Scholarship

Three intersecting trends create an interesting arena for this study – collaboration is increasingly being portrayed as the way to solve wicked problems at a time when significant cross-border social issues are ever more pressing and when the number and level of activity of Non Government Organizations (NGOs) is on the increase. The result is a world where NGOs are working together differently, more collaboratively, to address these intractable social issues. But results indicate that their collaboration efforts are not always successful. This study was based on interviews conducted with 19 leaders of NGOs working collaboratively to tackle the HIV/AIDS …

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Social Entrepreneurship: Pattern-Changing Entrepreneurs And The Scaling Of Social Impact, David A. Sherman Dec 2005

Social Entrepreneurship: Pattern-Changing Entrepreneurs And The Scaling Of Social Impact, David A. Sherman

Student Scholarship

This paper presents findings from an investigation of pattern-changing social entrepreneurs. We examined the efforts of fifteen entrepreneurs and sought to understand the factors that enable successful ones to scale their social impact. All the entrepreneurs were operating in capital constrained environments and scaling required overcoming funding constraints. The findings indicate that pattern-changing social entrepreneurs are more concerned with scaling their impact than with growing their enterprises. Hence, many were pursuing both direct scaling where they grew their own enterprises and indirect scaling where they pursued impact through influencing other organizations. Social entrepreneurship is not a linear process; rather it …

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The Rx For Electronic Health Care Records: Time, Not Incentives, Edward W. Wright Dec 2005

The Rx For Electronic Health Care Records: Time, Not Incentives, Edward W. Wright

Student Scholarship

Despite promotion as a national objective, information technology remains relatively underutilized in US healthcare. To better understand this reluctance by physicians to implement technology that will arguably improve the efficiency and effectiveness of American healthcare, we studied fifteen family medical practices - interviewing decision makers about the adoption of electronic health record systems. A resulting conceptual model provides a pragmatic explanation of the variables that influence adoption. Prior adoption theories that rely upon intention to use as a predictor of adoption proved inadequate to our purpose. These theories tend to ignore the decision to acquire technology--the heart of the EHR …

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An Investigation Of Employee Satisfaction And Employee Empowerment Specific To On-Site Supervisors In The Residential Construction Industry, David Lars Halvorsen Dec 2005

An Investigation Of Employee Satisfaction And Employee Empowerment Specific To On-Site Supervisors In The Residential Construction Industry, David Lars Halvorsen

Theses and Dissertations

Employee satisfaction and empowerment are vital elements to businesses in most industries. The construction industry has various types of employees, ranging from managers and executives to on-site supervisors and laborers. This study was conducted to obtain a greater understanding about the elements and levels of satisfaction and empowerment of on-site supervisors in the residential construction industry. An on-site supervisor in the residential construction industry is responsible for coordinating and managing employees, materials, equipment, budgets, schedules, contracts, and the safety of employees and the general public. They are also the employees most frequently perceived as accountable for the success or failure …

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The Grizzly, December 1, 2005, Ali Wagner, Bart Brooks, Allison Emery, Adam Longino, Sarah Keck, Jonathan Pometto, Lindsay Givens, Lane Taylor, Shawntee Rudd, Alex Ernst, Jay Repko, Kate Prahlad, Dave Marcheskie, Eric Sulock Dec 2005

The Grizzly, December 1, 2005, Ali Wagner, Bart Brooks, Allison Emery, Adam Longino, Sarah Keck, Jonathan Pometto, Lindsay Givens, Lane Taylor, Shawntee Rudd, Alex Ernst, Jay Repko, Kate Prahlad, Dave Marcheskie, Eric Sulock

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Memorial for Professor McLennan • Fate of "The Egg" • Jazz Legend Performs at Ursinus • Myrin Renovations • Murderball is Coming to Ursinus • Hot Discounts Warm up the Ski Season • Am I Pregnant? • What's Hot and What's Not This Gift-Giving Season • Wanted: Greek Presidents • Opinions: The Bigger Headache with PA Liquor Laws; How to Avoid Disastrous Holiday Parties; Addicted to Games, Are We? • Bears Ground Flying Dutchmen • Bears Fall Short of NCAA Title

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The Fairness Doctrine Redux: Media Bias And The Rights Of Broadcasters, Erik Ugland Dec 2005

The Fairness Doctrine Redux: Media Bias And The Rights Of Broadcasters, Erik Ugland

College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

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The Value Of Nonmaterial Wealth: A Critique Of Microcredit In The United States And It's Ability To Empower Women, Melanie L. Parkhurst Dec 2005

The Value Of Nonmaterial Wealth: A Critique Of Microcredit In The United States And It's Ability To Empower Women, Melanie L. Parkhurst

Capstone Projects – Politics and Government

This paper examines the practice of microcredit in the United States. Chapter I consists of a review of the practice of microcredit in the developing world beginning with the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh. The chapter addresses the arguments that support microcredit as a tool for economic development and poverty alleviation as well as the criticisms of microcredit including the argument that microcredit organizations are unable to achieve the scale and financial sustainability that is necessary for success. The chapter addresses why microcredit organizations have traditionally targeted women as their ideal clientele, and later in Chapter I arguments are presented for …

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History, Collective Memory, And The Appropriation Of Martin Luther King, Jr.: Reagan's Rhetorical Legacy, Denise M. Bostdorff, Steven R. Goldzwig Dec 2005

History, Collective Memory, And The Appropriation Of Martin Luther King, Jr.: Reagan's Rhetorical Legacy, Denise M. Bostdorff, Steven R. Goldzwig

College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications

This article argues that President Ronald Reagan appropriated Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s words and memory to suggest equal opportunity in the United States had been largely achieved. Individuals—rather than the government—now had to take responsibility for any additional progress. By arguing that the dismantling of federal civil rights laws and social programs was actually consistent with Dr. King's words, President Reagan advanced his own agenda for civil rights in direct violation of Dr. King's intentions, while narrowing the purview of civil rights to eliminate government intervention in employment, education, and other arenas.

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The Effect Of Online Delivery On Graduate Enrollment, James C. Flowers Dec 2005

The Effect Of Online Delivery On Graduate Enrollment, James C. Flowers

Journal of STEM Teacher Education

No abstract provided.

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Grand Hyatt Hong Kong Training Academy: Achieving Business Results, Vida W. Chow Dec 2005

Grand Hyatt Hong Kong Training Academy: Achieving Business Results, Vida W. Chow

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

The purpose of this study is to identify the essential elements, both tangible and intangible, of establishing a training academy at the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong in order to achieve business objectives in a rapidly changing and competitive global environment in the hospitality industry. With the phenomenal growth of the tourism industry in Hong Kong, Macau, and the neighboring area in China, there is a growing competition in acquiring, retaining, and developing talents in the labor market. Having a well-established training academy is not only critical in consistently delivering the brand promises to the external customers, it is also fundamental …

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Spectrum, Volume 24, Issue 10, Sacred Heart University Dec 2005

Spectrum, Volume 24, Issue 10, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Highlights include: The reality of eating disorders -- Religion dominates new SHU poll -- What's the Rush? -- Acclaimed Author Maureen Howard to Speak in UC -- Facebook Me: The new way to make friends -- New Changes in Washington D.C. -- Premier issue of "Pioneer" magazine due out next Thursday -- Two Illustration students receive national recognition for extraordinary talent -- First year students concerned about the environment -- He Said... She Said... -- Virgil's Wedding: vows of laughter and success -- Move Review: 525,600 thumbs up for "Rent" -- New on the download: Podcasting -- Nick and Jessica: …

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